Rent a big station wagon and put down the back seats, or an SUV and put down the seats. That way you can fit 3 crates (I'm assuming you're crating) and they'll be in ac and it WON'T be a van. Or if you know anyone who knows truck drivers some will transport in their cab (usually only one at a time, though) so that they have some company.

Either way you'll still have to figure out moving van stuff, but at least you'll have the dogs taken care of.

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." -Anatole France

a-bull wrote:The transporting of dogs in a rented car may just be that one rental companies policy due to liability issues. Check another rental company.

Call separately and just ask if they have a policy against animals in the car. Leave the 'state lines' thing out of it. I've done a lot of transports, and all we have ever needed is rabies proof and vet records. No one has EVER checked though... and they are your dogs, so who cares?

Michelle

Inside me is a thin woman trying to get out. I usually shut the bitch up with a martini.

entry purposes only, dogs and cats traveling into the state may be inoculated against rabies with killed, modified live, or recombinant vaccine. Once in Texas, if a USDA-approved vaccine was not used, compliance must be achieved. For entry into Texas, the following criteria must be met:

* at the time of vaccination, the animal was at least the minimum age prescribed for the vaccine; and * the vaccination was given not more than 12 or 36 months (depending on the vaccine used) prior to travel.

If the animal is a dog that is arriving from another country and is less than three months of age, the U.S. Public Health Service requires that it be confined at home until it reaches three months of age, at which time the animal must be vaccinated against rabies and confined for an additional 30 days. Regardless of the animal's age, if the initial vaccination was given less than 30 days prior to arrival in the U.S., the animal will be required to be confined for the balance of the 30 days. Confinement restrictions may not apply to animals that have been in a rabies free area for at least six months prior to arrival or since birth. The Division of Quarantine of the U.S. Public Health Service may be contacted at (404) 639-8107 or http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal.htm for additional information.

Doesn't seem like a very big deal.

Can any Texans give us more info.???

No wonder people think Massachusetts transporting laws are tough if that's what other states are like . . .

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My posts are my own opinions unless otherwise stated. They are not necessarily correct for all dogs or all owners.

oh, thanks Cheeky . . . I didn't realize you were a Texan. Do you have big hair??

and I found the following rental companies that 'claim' they allow dogs . . .

Enterprise (800-261-7331), Budget (800-527-0700), and Avis (800-352-7900): These rental car companies allow dogs with no fee unless there is special clean up or damage required. The fees will vary depending on the damage. They also suggest you vacuum the car before returning it if there is a lot of hair.

Hertz (800-654-3131), Alamo (800-GO-ALAMO): Dogs are allowed, there are no scheduled cleaning fees, but individual rental locations policies may vary.

Dollar (800-800-5252), National (800-CAR RENT) and Thrifty (800-THRIFTY) all want the dogs in a crate at all times they are in the vehicle, or they will charge a cleaning fee. It varies depending on how much clean up. There should be none if they are crated. The extra cleaning fee for Dollar is anywhere from $50 to $100. None of the other rental car companies would specify the potential fee.

DISCLAIMER:

My posts are my own opinions unless otherwise stated. They are not necessarily correct for all dogs or all owners.

pitcess wrote:I've used enterprise, they are pretty cool. Does Uhaul still rent vans, or is that within the patriot act as well?

Oh and a-bull....there will be no cracking on the Texas blondes!! We have a tendancy to stick together when the lone satr is in question.

. . . so I can't ask if you have a big hat or were once a cheerleader?? oh, and beauty pagents?

NICE......don't own a cowboy hat, was never a cheerleader (i was a real athlete), was never in beauty pagents (did do some modeling though...but that's diff)

Other typical misconceptions...hehe:
no i don't ride a horse to work
no i do not have an oil well in my yard, nor do i come from oil money
i have never owned a cadilac, and if i did...no i would not put horns on it

I do however have a tendancy to say ya'll in just about every sentence. I also say "big 'ol", "ooo wee", "fixin ta" and yeah i could eat BBQ just about everyday.